Biking for Habitat for Humanity

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — More than 40 Habitat for Humanity bike riders paused in New Ulm Friday while participating in a five-day cycling event supporting affordable housing. A Mankato man with New Ulm roots, Adam MartiRock, coordinated New Ulm stops at ...

July 18, 2026

Three file for Winthrop City Councilor

WINTHROP — Three individuals filed for three openings on the Winthrop City Council this week. Challenger Bradley Bodecker and incumbent Dawn Wickenhauser filed on Thursday and challenger Randy Krienke filed on Friday. Tom Polich re-filed ...

July 18, 2026

A hot start to Bavarian Blast 2026

By: Amy Zents

NEW ULM — The annual Bavarian Blast festival opened for it's 20th anniversary on Thursday evening at the New Ulm Civic Center and fairgrounds with tribute band performances as temperatures and humidity remained high. The four-day event runs ...

July 18, 2026

Area roundup: Springfield, Sleepy Eye win sub-state quarterfinals games

LEGION BASEBALL SPRINGFIELD 6, LUVERNE 5 ST. JAMES — The Springfield Legion Post 257 baseball team held off Luverne 6-5 on Friday evening in a Senior Legion DII Southwest Sub-State Baseball Tournament quarterfinals game. Springfield took ...

July 18, 2026

New Ulm United U17 girls capture summer state title

By: Travis Rosenau

NEW ULM — For a talented young group of soccer players that have grown up and experienced great victories together over the years, the New Ulm United Soccer Club Girls U17 team experienced its biggest victory yet last Sunday. Winning a ...

July 17, 2026

Silver hold off top-seeded Marshall in semifinals

MANKATO — The fourth-seeded New Ulm VFW Silver held off a late rally by the top-seeded Marshall VFW Orange on Friday night, winning 7-3 in the VFW District 2 Baseball Tournament semifinals at Wolverton Field. Hudson Lieser pitched the first ...

July 17, 2026